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This chapter provides an introduction to scientific investigations, methods, observations, and communication.
Categories: Science , Biology , Biological Principles , Characteristics of Living Things
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: hypothesis , phenomenon , scientific method , cell theory
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Foundations of Life Science
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This chapter covers matter, the significance of carbon, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, amino acids, biochemical, and chemical properties and reactions.
Categories: Science , Biology , Chemical Basis of Life , Acids and Bases
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: protein , lipid , carbohydrate , energy
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Chemical Basis of Life
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This chapter introduces cell structure and function, features of prokaryotic, eukaryotic, plant, and animal cells. General structures and functions of DNA, RNA, protein, cell transport, and homeostasis.
Categories: Science , Biology , Biological Principles , Characteristics of Living Things
Grades: 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: plasma membrane , diffusion , multicellularity , endoplasmic reticulum
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Cell Structure and Function
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This chapter covers the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem, and how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration.
Categories: Science , Biology , Cells , Cell Structure and Function
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: chloroplast , electron transport chain , chemical equation , chemical equation for photosynthesis
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Photosynthesis
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This chapter introduces cellular respiration and its relationship to glycolysis, the Krebs Cycle, and the electron transport chain.
Categories: Science , Biology , Cells , Cell Structure and Function
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: chemiosmosis , electron transport chain , etc , eutrophication
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Cellular Respiration
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This chapter covers cell division, the process of producing new cells, and sexual and asexual reproduction.
Categories: Science , Biology , Cells , Cell Division
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: asexual reproduction , cancer , meiosis , mitosis
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Cell Division and Reproduction
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This chapter covers Mendelian genetics, inheritance, probability, dominant, recessive, and sex-linked traits.
Categories: Science , Biology , Genetics , Mendelian Genetics
Grades: 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: genotype , phenotype , autosome , sex-linked trait
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Mendelian Genetics
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This chapter covers DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, mutation, and regulation of gene expression.
Categories: Science , Biology , Cells , Cell Structure and Function
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: rrna , protein , protein structure , protein function
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Molecular Genetics
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This chapter covers the human genome and genetic diseases/disorders, including autosomal vs. sex-linked inheritance patterns.
Categories: Science , Biology , Cells , Cell Division
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: human genome , genome , gene , epistasis
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Human Genetics
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This chapter covers DNA technology, The Human Genome Project, and gene cloning.
Categories: Science , Biology , Chemical Basis of Life , Organic Compounds
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: codis , restriction fragment length polymorphism , southern blot , human genome project
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Biotechnology
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This chapter introduces the Evolution of Life, macroevolution, mass extinctions, episodic speciation, and responses to environmental and geographic changes.
Categories: Science , Biology , History of Life , Fossil Record
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: divergent evolution , coevolution , cambrian explosion , precambrian
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
History of Life
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This chapter covers Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the common ancestry of all life and natural selection, including fossils, comparative anatomy and embryology, molecular biology, and biogeography.
Categories: Science , Biology , Evolution , Evolutionary Theory
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: polymerase chain reaction , pharmacogenomics , elsi , ethical legal social issues
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Evolutionary Theory
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This chapter covers the genetics of populations, genetic diseases in populations, mutations, and natural selection.
Categories: Science , Biology , Evolution , Evolution in Populations
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: hardy-weinberg model , allele frequency , gene pool , evolution
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Evolution in Populations
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This chapter covers taxonomy, the scientific classification of organisms, from classification based on form and function to modern classifications based on molecular analysis.
Categories: Science , Biology , Classification , Modern Classification System
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: taxonomy , linnaeus , taxa , species
Created: Nov. 16, 2009 10:42 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Classification
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This chapter covers ecology and its relationship to energy, ecosystems, and the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles.
Categories: Science , Biology , Ecology , Biogeochemical Cycles
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: food web , trophic level , nitrogen cycle , carbon cycle
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Principles of Ecology
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This chapter covers both terrestrial and aquatic biomes as well as community interactions such as predation, competition, and symbiosis. Ecological succession is also discussed.
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Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: boreal forest , chaparral , tundra , climate
Created: Nov. 16, 2009 10:43 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Biomes, Ecosystems, and Communities
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This chapter covers the biology of natural populations as related to human populations and analyzes dynamics such as growth rates, geometric and logistic growth patterns, and limits to population growth.
Categories: Science , Biology , Characteristics of Populations , Growth of Human Populations
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: age-sex structures , sex , age , survivorship curve
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Populations
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This chapter covers the delicate balance between humans and the earth; addressing natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, soils, land, water, and the atmosphere.
Categories: Science , Biology , Ecology , Air Pollution
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: sixth extinction , extinction , alien species , exotic species
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Ecology and Human Actions
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This chapter covers the human body and its systems, including cells, tissues, and organs.
Categories: Science , Biology , Human Biology , The Human Body
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: adult stem cell , differentiated cell , embryonic stem cell , dynamic equilibrium
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:51 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
The Human Body
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This chapter covers the structures and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems. Consequences of homeostatic imbalance in these systems is also addressed.
Categories: Science , Biology , Human Biology , Endocrine System
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: synapse , neurotransmitter , cerebellum , action potential
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
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This chapter covers the structures and functions of the skeletal, muscular, integumentary systems, and the consequences of homeostatic imbalance in these systems.
Categories: Science , Biology , Human Biology , Integumentary System
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: melanin , ligament , skeletal muscle , bone marrow
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
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This chapter covers the structures and functions of the circulatory and respiratory systems, and the consequences of homeostatic imbalance in these systems.
Categories: Science , Biology , Human Biology , Circulatory System
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: hypertension , sa node , ventricles , imbalance
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
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This chapter covers the food pyramid and the digestive and excretory systems.
Categories: Science , Biology , Human Biology , Digestive System
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: homeostasis , digestive system , eating disorder , digestion
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Digestive and Excretory Systems
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This chapter covers how the body fights diseases. The body's immune system, inflammatory response, and defenses against pathogens.
Categories: Science , Biology , Human Biology , Disease
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: inflammatory response , humoral immune response , cell-mediated immune response , immunity
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Immune System and Disease
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This chapter covers the male and female reproductive systems, the reproductive lifecycle, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Categories: Science , Biology , Reproductive System and Human Development , Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: fertilization , std , female reproductive system , reproductive system
Created: Oct. 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Reproductive System and Human Development
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Created: May. 28, 2010 01:33 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 19, 2012 03:58 PM
Appendix: Biology I
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CK-12 Biology I - Honors
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CK-12 Biology I - Honors is a high school FlexBook covering five units: Cell Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Ecology, and Physiology.

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Chemical Basis of Life
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Foundations of Life Science
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Reproductive System and Human Development
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